diff --git a/britney.py b/britney.py
index 5e916cd..2f144dd 100755
--- a/britney.py
+++ b/britney.py
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ class Britney:
                     continue
                 elif l[0] in ["approve", "block", "block-all", "block-udeb", "unblock", "unblock-udeb", "force", "urgent", "remove"]:
                     for package in l[1:]:
-                        hints.add_hint('%s %s"' % (l[0], package), who)
+                        hints.add_hint('%s %s' % (l[0], package), who)
                 elif l[0] in ["age-days"]:
                     for package in l[2:]:
                         hints.add_hint('%s %s %s' % (l[0], l[1], package), who)
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ class Britney:
             upgrade_me.append("-%s" % (src))
             excuse = Excuse("-%s" % (src))
             excuse.set_vers(tsrcv, None)
-            excuse.addhtml("Removal request by %s" % (item.packages[0].user))
+            excuse.addhtml("Removal request by %s" % (item.user))
             excuse.addhtml("Package is broken, will try to remove")
             self.excuses.append(excuse)
 
diff --git a/hints.py b/hints.py
index e893ce2..de03786 100644
--- a/hints.py
+++ b/hints.py
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class Hint:
             else:
                 self._days, self._packages = self._packages.split(' ', 1)
 
+        if isinstance(self._packages, str):
+            self._packages = self._packages.split(' ')
+
         self._packages = [HintItem(x) for x in self._packages]
 
     def set_active(self, active):
@@ -77,3 +80,7 @@ class Hint:
     @property
     def user(self):
         return self._user
+
+    @property
+    def days(self):
+        return self._days